This Out of My Mind Movie Guide challenges students to reflect on how people are judged based on how they look or act, and not always by who they are inside. Examine how Melody’s journey reveals the importance of finding your voice, even when others don’t listen. Explore how different characters—like her parents, teachers, and classmates—react to Melody once she starts using the Medi-Talker. Compare the way her relationships with Rose and her teachers shift as she proves how intelligent she is. Encourage students to connect Melody’s experiences to their own lives and consider how they’ve treated or responded to someone with disabilities. Ask students to think about how real friendship is shown not just through words, but through actions and inclusion. Debate whether schools help or hurt students who learn or communicate differently, and what true support should look like.
This resource is meant to supplement the viewing of this movie, see the IMDb listing by searching the movie title.
This resource consists of 13 high-level, short answer and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.
This product .zip file includes:
-An Answer Key w/ CCSS Alignment (5 Pages)
-A Student Movie Guide (5 Pages)
-A PDF with link to a Google Slides version (1 Page)
CCSS alignment, Admin Movie Request and Permission Slip (2 Pages)
**Distance Learning Tips:
- Distribute the Google Slides version to each student
- Use the screen sharing tool on your group call software to play the movie
- Pause the movie at each question to give students time to write/discuss
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